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SMOKING PIPE Filed p il 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 11, 1930. w c. w. HUNTER 1,747,076

SMOKING PIPE Filed April 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 PATIENT OFFICE CHARLES W. HUNTER, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA SMOKING PIPE Application filed April 7, 1928. Serial No. 268,224.

This invention relates to a tobacco pipe, the general object of the invention being to provide a pipe, all parts of which can be easily and quickly cleaned and which is provided with an extremely long smoke channel, the portions of which are so arranged that the stem of the pipe is of short length, with means for using the stem as a cigar or cigarette holder, while retaining the feature of the long smoke channel.

A further object of the invention is to provide a liquid well in the bottom of the pipe for receiving the nicotine and other moisture from the tobacco bowl of the pipe, with means for readilyremoving the liquid well to clean the same.

A still further object of the invention is to so form the mouthpiece of the pipe that saliva from the mouth of the smoker will be trapped and thus prevented from entering the smoke channel, with means for enabling the trap and the passages of the mouthpiece to be readily cleaned.

A still further object of the invention is to make the tobacco bowl removable from the pipe so that it can be readily cleaned or a new one substituted for the old one whenever necessary.

A further object of the invention is to place portion of the smoke channel in the head of the pipe which not only acts to increase the length of the channel, but also acts to keep the head or bowl of the pipe cool.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combina- Figure 3 is a top plan view thehead, with sectional View parts removed to show the formation of the passages for the smoke therein.

Figure 4: is a bottom plan View of the head and part of the stem of the pipe.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional View through the stem and mouthpiece of the pipe; Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig ure 5. a

Figure 7 is a view of one of the gaskets. In theseviews, the numeral 1 indicates the head of the pipe which is formed with the neck 2 and which has an opening centrally arranged in its bottom. A shell 3 is remov ably seated in the head and has a flange 4 at its top which extends over the top of the head, a gasket 5 of absorbent material being placed between the flange and the head to make an air-tight joint between the parts. The shell has a reducedti'ibular extension 6 at. its lower end which projects through the hole in the bottom of the head, with its lower end flush with the lower face of the bottom and said extension is provided with a constricted part 7 adjacent its junction with the main part of the shell and the cup-shaped flange 8 is con- 7 nected with the constricted part and extends upwardly and outwardly, as shown in Figure 2. A plurality of holes 9 is formed in the shell'where it joins the extension, some of these holes being so arranged that any liquid collecting in the cup-shaped flange will pass through said holesinto the extension.

A tobacco bowl 1O is removably seated in the main part of the shell and has a tubular reduced extension 11 at its lower end which extends into the upperpart of the extension, the bottom of the tobacco bowl being spaced from the bottom portion of the main part of the shell so that smoke and air can pass from the bowl through the extension 11 into the extension zofthe shell'and then pass through the openings 9.into the bowl or head of the .pipei As'will be seen, the extension 116K:

tends below the holes 9 so that the smoke must pass upwardly to reach the holes and thus any liquid or moisture passing from the bowl 10 will pass downwardly into the extension 6, where it will enter a well 12 screwed into the sleeve portion of a thumb nut 13 which is externally threaded to engage internal threads at the lower end of the extension 6. The head of the nut is countersunk in a disk 14 which forms the bottom of the head of the pipe and a gasket 15 of absorbent material is placed between the disk and the lower end of the head. Thus the nut 13 holds the disk and gasket against the lower end of the head and it also holds the shell 3 and the well 12 in place. The upper end of the well is flared to engage the constricted part of the extension 6. This well not only receives the liquid or moisture dropping from the bowl 10, but also receives the liquid or moisture caught by the flange 8. 1 i;

A cap 14 is threaded to the top of the head and extends over the flange 4 of the shell and the bowl 10 and'said cap may be provided with an internal flange 15 which extends into the upper part of the bowl 10.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by removing the cap 14 and the nut 13, the shell and the bowl may be removed from the head of the pipe and the bowl may be removed from the shell by simply removing the cap14. Thus the parts can be easily taken apart for cleaning purposes or for renewal. Thelower end of the well is formed with a kerf 16 so that it can be removed for cleaning purposes by a screw driver, coin or the like.

A plurality of vertically arranged passages 17 is arranged in the sides of the head, these passages passing through the ends of the head and grooves 18 in the ends of the head connect these passages together in pairs, each groove in the lower end of the head connecting together" a pair of passages, with a groove in the upper' end of the head connecting one passage of a pair with the next passage of another pair; A-hole19 connects one of the vertical passages 17 with the interior of the head and an'adjacent passage 17 is in communicationwith the passage 20 inthe neck so that the smoke will pass from the interior of the head through the hole 19 into'the first passage and then the smoke will pass upwardly through said passage, through a groove 18 in the upper end of the head, then downwardly through the next passage 17, through a groove 18 at the lower end of the head and thenupwardly through the next passage 17 andthis will continue until smoke has passed through all the passages and escapes through the passage'20 in the neck 2. Thus a long smoke channel is formed in the head of the pipe which not only acts to cool the smoke before it reaches the stem,

butalso acts to-keep the exterior of thehead cool; The ends' of the passages and the grooves arecovered by the gaskets 15and 151' which are preferably of absorbent material so that these gaskets'act'to remove moisture from the smoke and they can be easily re newed when necessary. "As shown, boththe hole 19and the passage 20' communicate with their respective passages 17 a distance from the bottom of said passages 17 so that the lower ends of these passages act as moisture retainers as the moisture tends to move downwardly under the action of gravity and thus free itself from the smoke.

v The stem of the pipe comprises a member 21 and asleeve. 22 which is suitably attached to the inner end of the member 21 and is externally threaded to engage a threaded ring 23 carried by the neck 2 of the head. A member; 24 fits in the sleeve 22 and has its inner endthreaded to the sleeve, as shown at 25.

v This member is shaped to receive a cigarette or cigar when the stem is detached from the neck. A gasket 26 is placed between the neck and the member 24 and has ahole therein which registers with the passage '20 so that smoke from the pipe will enter the space in the member 24 and pass from said space through a hole 27 at the outer end of the member 24 into the centrally arranged hole 28 formed in the inner end of the member 21. A; gasket 29 is placed between the members 21 and 22. This gasket is also of absorbent material.

The member 21 is formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending passages 30 which areconnected together in pairs by the grooves 31 in the ends of the member 21 the same as are the passages in the head of the end of the member 21. Thus a long smoke channel is formed in the member 21. The holes 28 and 32 extend into the member 21 quite a distance from the point where they connect with the grooves.

A mouthpiece 33 is detachably connected with the outer end of the member 21 by the ring 34 and this mouthpiece is formed with the passage 35 whichcommunicates with the hole 32 and with an obliquely arranged passage 36 which is in communication with the passage 35. Themouthpiece is also formed with the outlet passage 37 which is in communication with the passage 36 at a point below the connection of the passage 35 with said passage 36. The ends of the passage 36 are closed by the threaded plugs 37 so that by removing these plugs, a cleaner can be passed through said passage 36. A gasket 38 is placed between the mouthpiece and the outer end of the member 21 which may also he of absorbent material.

It will be seen that I have provided a pipe witlr'an extremely long smoke channel so that a cool sweet smoke is secured from the pipe without the use of a long stem. It will also be seen that the passages and grooves can be easily cleaned by an ordinary pipe cleaner as the passages extend through both the head and the member 21. The passages in the mouthpiece can also be cleaned by an ordinary pipe cleaner. The various parts of the pipe can easily be separated for cleaning or renewal purposes and it will be understood that the stem can be used as a cigarette or cigar holder without using the head and that the stem can be used on an ordinary head and still secure a cool smoke by means of the long channel in the stem. Of course, an ordinary stem can be used with the head.

It is though from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Nhat I claim is 1. A pipe comprising a head having a tortuous smoke channel therein with one end of the passage communicating with the interior of the head and the other end of the passage leading through the neck of the head, a removable tobacco bowl in the head having a reduced tubular lower end, a shell between the head and the bowl having a tubular restricted part spaced from the reduced part of the bowl to receive smoke from the bowl, said restricted part having holes therein for the passage of the smoke to the channel in the head, a cup on the restricted part for re ceiving moisture from the shell, said moisture passing into the shell through some of the holes therein and a removable well in the lower end of the head for receiving moisture from the bowl and from the cup.

2. A pipe comprising a head having a tortuous smoke channel therein with one end of the passage communicating with the interior of the head and the other end of the passage leading through the neck of the head, a removable tobacco bowl in the head, a shell removably arranged in the head and having a reduced tubular extension at its lower end, means for detachably connecting the lower end of the extension with the lower end of the head, said shell having openings therein at the junction of the extension with the major portion of the shell, a cup-shaped member carried by the extension for collecting moisture from the smoke passing through the holes, some of the holes being arranged to drain the moisture from the member into the lower part of the extension, a well removably arranged in the lower end of the head for receiving such moisture, a tobacco bowl removably seated in the shell and having a reduced tubular extension at its lower end extending into the extension of the shell and located above the well and a cap fitting over the upper end of the head and fitting over the shell and the bowl.

3. A pipe comprising a head and a neck,

vertical passages arranged in the walls of the head, grooves in the ends of the head connecting the ends of the passages together so as to provide a tortuous smoke channel, the head having an opening therein for connecting one of the passages intermediate its ends with the interior of the head and the neck having a passage therein communicating with one of the passages in the head intermediate the ends of the said passage, gaskets of absorbent material fitting over the ends of the head and covering the grooves, a disk removably connected with the lower end of the head, a shell removably seated in the head and having a flange at its upper end extending over the upper gasket, a tobacco bowl removably seated in the shell, a'cap engaging the upper end of the head and fitting over the shell and bowl, said shell having a reduced tubular extension at its lower end extending through the bottom of the head with holes at its junction with the major portion of the shell, a cup-shaped member carried by the extension for collecting moisture from the smoke pass ing through the holes, some of the holes being arranged to drain such moisture from said member into the lower part of the extension, a removable well in the lower part of the extension for receiving such moisture and the pipe bowl having a tubular reduced extension at its lower end extending into the extension of the shell and arranged above the well.

4. A pipe comprising a head and a neck, a stem detachably connected with the neck, and a mouthpiece detachably connected with the stem and having an obliquely arranged passage passing therethrough with a passage connecting the same with the passage in the stem and a discharge passage connected with the obliquely arranged passage and removable means for closing the ends of the obliquely arranged passage.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES W. HUNTER. 

